Aponetius

Aponetius is a genus of east Asian ground spiders. It was first described by T. Kamura in 2020,^[2] and it has only been found in Japan.^[1] The type species, Aponetius gladius, was originally described under the name "Zelotes gladius".^[3]

Aponetius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Chelicerata
Class:	Arachnida
Order:	Araneae
Infraorder:	Araneomorphae
Family:	Gnaphosidae
Genus:	Aponetius Kamura, 2020[1]
Type species
Zelotes gladius (Kamura, 1999)
Species
5, see text

Species

As of December 2021^[update] it contains five species:^[1]

• A. flexuosus (Kamura, 1999) – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
• A. gladius (Kamura, 1999) (type) – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
• A. ogatai Kamura, 2020 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
• A. ryukyuensis (Kamura, 1999) – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)
• A. watarii Kamura, 2020 – Japan (Ryukyu Is.)

See also

• Zelotes
• List of Gnaphosidae species